Senior FSQ Engineer - Cincinnati Plant

OVERVIEW The General Mills Cincinnati Plant manufactures cereal products for our North America Retail business segment. Our cereal products include Rice Chex, Rice Chex Flankers, Wheat Chex, CTC, Cookie Crisp, Cheerios Oat Crunch, F1, CTC Rolls, CTC Churros, etc. As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for championing food safety and quality on your systems. This role reports to the FSQ Manager. This position will work closely with the Operations team to provide quality, regulatory, and sanitation technical expertise to deliver excellence in product quality and food safety. Key Career Experiences Gained: The following experiences are commonly gained in this role. Functional: Technology, Experimentation, Commercialization, Product Maintenance Leadership: Matrix Relationship Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Plant/Site Leadership Broadening: Multi-Functional, Multi-Business, Global Role/Responsibility, Cross-Geography, Field, Corporate, Transformation Initiative, External KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Provide FSQ leadership and direction through technical mastery in the areas of regulatory compliance, SPC, system capability, sanitation, and food safety risk mitigation Provide functional leadership to support plant and department objectives Use quality engineering principles to collect, analyze and interpret in-process and analytical data to make quality evaluations, recommend actions for improvement and assure resolution Develop action plans with Operations, R&D, Engineering, and Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure product specifications, analytical procedures and sampling programs are appropriate and meet system capability and key consumer and customer requirements Provide leadership as needed for initiatives including but not limited to process improvements, process standardization, and team development Build alignment and strategy with cross-functional partners; lead risk assessments and root cause analysis activities for issue resolution Lead quality grid metric improvements Lead FSSC program and FSSC audits and ensure FSMA compliance; sustain FSSC certification within the facility Demonstrated ability to apply the tools of statistics, problem solving and decision making. Depending on background/experience, advanced sanitation/food safety leadership MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, Material Science, or related field 3+ years of related Innovation Technology & Quality (ITQ) experience Travel 0-10% of time, flexible travel schedule Ability to manage projects and be comfortable with ambiguity PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Self-starter who has the ability to prioritize workload while meeting commitments Strong understanding of product quality, sensory, and food safety Bias for action and results, takes initiative. Demonstrated leadership and initiative Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizations Plant Quality Engineer, manufacturing, or auditing/consulting experience ASQ CQE ASQ Six Sigma Green or Black Belt Ability to flex work schedule when required to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation. Demonstrated mechanical aptitude, ability to apply engineering principles, and ability to troubleshoot. Demonstrated ability to apply the tools of statistics, problem solving and decision making. Demonstrate ability to lead peer group and affect change/department direction via influence management. Flexibility and motivation to cover all areas of FSQ and able to create innovative solutions to problems with limited resources. COMPANY OVERVIEW We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.